Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Mouths to feed and tails to grow

We have a few mouths to feed around here this time of year. Yes, we feed our guests first and foremost, but then we also have the horses, the cows, the pigs, the chickens and the ducks.

Probably our two biggest eaters this time of year are the horses and the pigs. The horses eat grain twice a day and then hay and grass throughout the day and night.

The pigs are treated twice a day to gourmet slop. We feed most of our waste food from our kitchen to our pigs.

From steak and salad to eggs and pancakes or even homemade carrot cake--you name it and they probably eat it. They go through pounds of food every feeding and typically triple in size throughout the summer.